Sunday,
January 12, 2014 through March 2, 2014
Hershberger Art Gallery
Binding: Jan Dean and Elfa Jonsdottir
Jan Dean is a South Bend native with 20 years vested in
Chicago. A graduate of Cranbrook she has taught for 25 years,
a recipient of 2 CAAP grants, 4 residencies and exhibited at
The National Museum for Women in D.C., The State of IL Gallery
in Chicago, ArtPrize Grand Rapids and many more. To see more
of Jan's work please visit her website at
http://jandean.com/artifacts.htm.
Elfa Jónsdóttir originally studied textile in Iceland and
later obtained a masters degree from RISD, was a visiting
artist in the Art School at the U of M. While at Wooster
Center for Crafts, Elfa ventured into ceramics, producing her
installation "Dwellings." After moving back to the Midwest she
has taken up textile again. She has had one-artist exhibitions
and group exhibitions in several galleries in the Midwest and
on the East Coast. To see more of Elfa's work please visit her
website at http://byelfa.googlepages.com/.
Contact: Marjorie Brandeberry, phone 7400, email margemb@goshen.edu